Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-03-27
RIOT AT THE BULL FIGHT.
MazzantinPs Bloody Debut in the
Arena in Mexico.

| arena IN McNlCo.
Fran, the Ne,o York Times.
| SAN RAFAEL, MEX, VIA Ell PAsO, TEX,
March 17.-Yesterday was a holiday in
the capital and for a hundred miles on
each side. The occasion was the debut
OF Luis MazzsntIni, the famous matador.
Pueba captured the hero by sending a
representative to Havana with $4,000 IN
gold TO secure his services. 1ne man
aver OF the Puehla Plaza, real
. IZtng that Mexico could NIL any
plaza in which Mazzantini would exhibit,
! entered into special contract with the
! owners of the Plaza De san Rafael
| whereby the Puebla company, consisting
OF the Governor, senior Mendzabal, and
| others, carried back to the CITY OF Angels
the enormous amount realized at to-days
! cOrida, 50 that the enterDrIsing Puebla
company has made all the money con-
tributed by the citizens Of the republic
tor the pleasure OF witnessing MaZzan-
| tin's skill.
The rush for seats began hours before
the sport began, and fully 10000 people,
circled OY Gordon OF Federal troops, oc-
cupied the plaza wnen MazzantiDi APP
peared. rhe first bull, heavy, dark
one, was received with great cheers.
signal attack by picador. however,
! proved the thessness OF the bull, for
| he was not quick to charge, ana the
! crowd yelled "A fueraV ("away with
him!") The bull stood still, and acted
entirely on the defensive, and at last
threw a horse and rider, throwing the
horse over his launches and on top OF the
rider. The bull jumped the outer barrier,
| which circles rlnE smaller than that OF
| Puebla, so that the brute could scarcely
turn, and Immediately returned to the
arena, where the planting OF the bande-
| rillas elected enthusiasm. MaZ2antInl
now took the sword and gave the brst
thrust. 1t went clear to the hiIt. with
214 feet OF steel in his BODY the bull rushed
around the arena close TO the barrier,
and one OF the spectators withdrew the
sword, but it was soon after plunged to
the hit again by Mazzantini. But the
! bull still gave battle, and the champion
was at last obliged to sever the spinal
| cord, which he did By a single touch be-
| mind the horns.
! The second bull was equally worthless.
The banderilas we're planted and PrletO
! Diego, in a uniform of Vermllion red and
! gold, advanced with sword and cape. The
| thrusts were given, but the bull did not
| charge, and EXPLANATIONS OF disgust were
! given by the spectators. The bull would
| not leave the barrier and died while cir
! cling it.
The horse whose abdomen was pierced
! entered the ring for third encounter.
! The abdomen had been sewed up and
! enormous swelhngs appeared. The crowd
| yelled with indignation, but the horse
| and rider renamed. The horse was at
tackled 10y the black and white bull which
| had entered, and at the secoGd attack
the seams were torn open and the Intes-
| tines again prOtTuded. The horses were
! called by the judge, the banderllas were
! planted, aud MazZantIni, amid express
| sIOns or the EXTREMIST disgust from the
! crowd, who were dissatisfied with The in
ierior quality OF the bull, thrust the sword
| deep into the lungs. Blood rushed from
! The mouth. The bull fell on his breast,
but turned round and round on his hind
! legs to meet his adversaries by whom he
| was surrounded, and at last settled down
and died.
The spectators voiced their disgust
| freely, and it increased as three other
! bulls were proved to be pOltroous. They
| hlssed the matadOr and management;
they hurled chairs at the bull. Luis
took one of the hundreds OF chairs flung
! into the arena and hit the bull on the
| head. Then the crowd jumped into the
| arena and pursued the bull with chairs
and 1agstatfs, breaking them into rag
ments. The bull was killed, and "a RAIN
| of chairs succeeded. The crowd in the
| upper galleries began to tear the wood
work to pieces and fling it into the
air, and the widest confusion pre-
| vailed. The soldiers with drawn
| bayonetS were deplOyed around the am
! phitheatre, while the officers rushed to
and fro, vaInly trying to suppress the eX-
| element and quell the disturbance, which
| had now become general. On top OF the
| gallery a company OF soldiers pTOmenad-
ed with drawn bayonets, but there was
no chance to charge on the crowd. Sew
| eral arrests were made by the officers who
were mlngling vita the crowd and close
| ly watching the movements Of lndiVId-
uals. AS quickly as possible tue bayo-
nets cleared the benches, and then the
soldiers were Geployed into triangle in
double file inside the entrance.
Here and there chairs were tiuug from
| the galleries, not now into the arena, but
among the soldiers, and officers with
swords IN their hands rushed up the stairs
to arrest the offenders. The crowd hOoted
the officers and demanded the release Of
| the prisoners, but the latter were borne
away, despite the loudly uttered pro-
tests. Detachments OF cavalry with
drawn sabres blocked the street cross
ings and the bayonets OF the infantry
| glistened in the red light OF the CHARCOAL
fires kept burning by the street vend-
ors. The ladies had not yet been able to
escape and were hemmed in by the
crowd. Suddenly there was a movement
from beyond, where the crowd was the
thickesT, and men and women were
separated by charge OF the mounted
| troups, to which some one had given
offense. The culprit and some of his
companions we're struck with sabres and
placed under arrest, and again the SOL
dlers resumed their positions. 4
The mob howled and ragged, and cries
3 of "Muera MaZzautlni, muera il impre-
sario!" were heard far and near. The
soldiers charged the crowd gathered in
the streets, and hundreds of heads were
slashed with sabres. Finally the troops
were IN sole possession.
The prices OF admission were enorm Gus,
IS being the lowest rate for reserved
seats. The estimated receipts were $780,
00O.